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Top federal contractors in North Carolina

2,798 SAM.gov-registered federal contractors based in North Carolina. Ranked by lifetime federal award amount. Updated 2026-06-23.

Firms tracked
2,798
Top-50 lifetime $
$10.31B
Top NAICS
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Top 50 federal contractors in North Carolina

# Firm City NAICS Lifetime $ Contracts
1 North Carolina Department Of Public Instruction Raleigh 541720 $2.11B 5
2 North Carolina Department Of Environmental Quality Raleigh 924110 $1.08B 28
3 Glaxosmithkline, Llc Durham 541714 $931.92M 186
4 Duke University Durham 923110 $665.28M 427
5 University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill Chapel Hill 541620 $622.95M 246
6 Research Triangle Institute Research Triangle Park 541990 $460.39M 1,446
7 Thalle Construction Co Inc Hillsborough 237990 $374.29M 9
8 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Raleigh 541715 $333.97M 3
9 Thalle - Bauer Llc Hillsborough 237990 $320.39M 1
10 University Of North Carolina System Office Chapel Hill 611710 $300.46M 5
11 North Carolina State University Raleigh 541715 $290.26M 162
12 Sdv Office Systems Llc Fletcher 337214 $269.51M 1,325
13 Gm Defense Llc Concord 332999 $218.86M 95
14 Family Health International Durham 541690 $211.59M 89
15 Wake Forest University Health Sciences Winston Salem 622110 $180.72M 88
16 North Carolina Agricultural And Technical State University Greensboro 611310 $129.29M 33
17 Lc Industries Inc Durham 493190 $126.59M 56,748
18 Burlington Industries Llc Charlotte 313310 $89.62M 159
19 Corvid Technologies, Llc Mooresville 541715 $87.50M 123
20 University Of North Carolina At Charlotte Charlotte 541715 $87.27M 19
21 Seqirus Inc Holly Springs 325414 $81.75M 11
22 Eastern Band Of Cherokee Indians Cherokee 237110 $78.72M 9
23 Epsilon Inc Weaverville 541512 $71.91M 24
24 Valiant Solutions, Llc Henderson 541512 $69.37M 24
25 University Of North Carolina At Greensboro Greensboro 541611 $66.78M 11
26 North Carolina Central University Durham 611430 $65.70M 1
27 East Carolina University Greenville 611310 $64.29M 31
28 Fayetteville State University Fayetteville 611310 $55.84M 16
29 Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority Raleigh 516210 $54.02M 45
30 Isometrics Inc Reidsville 336211 $52.11M 312
31 American Hebrew Academy Inc Greensboro 531190 $50.82M 1
32 Valiant Government Services Llc Fayetteville 236220 $48.71M 420
33 Cox Subscriptions, Inc. Shallotte 513210 $48.71M 386
34 Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation Shallotte 517111 $48.26M 2
35 Dsc-Emi Maintenance Solutions, Llc Dunn 561210 $44.02M 108
36 Macgyver Solutions, Inc. Pinehurst — $41.28M 363
37 Military & Federal Construction Co., Inc. Jacksonville 236220 $39.81M 71
38 Us Foods Inc Zebulon 311999 $39.50M 3,824
39 Wells Global, Llc Raleigh 238210 $38.39M 202
40 Foster-Caviness Co, Inc Colfax 311991 $38.27M 37,094
41 Eaton Corporation Raleigh 335999 $37.27M 2,027
42 City Of Durham Durham 531120 $35.63M 4
43 Vector Csp Llc Elizabeth City 541330 $33.73M 82
44 Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville 611430 $33.66M 16
45 A.M.S. Network, Llc Charlotte 332119 $32.22M 178
46 Ppd Development Lp Wilmington 541714 $31.54M 44
47 Williams Construction & Cabinetry, Inc. Robbinsville 237310 $30.65M 50
48 Worldwide Language Resources, Llc Fayetteville 541930 $30.04M 15
49 Civil Works Contracting Llc Wilmington 237110 $29.59M 31
50 Hyster-Yale Group, Inc. Greenville 333924 $29.48M 337

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FAQ

How many federal contractors are based in North Carolina?

BesaGov tracks 2,798 SAM.gov-registered firms whose physical state of business is North Carolina. The list updates weekly as new entities register or update their SAM profile.

Who are the largest federal contractors in North Carolina?

By lifetime federal award amount, the largest North Carolina-based contractors include NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC. See the full top-50 list above.

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